It’s been a while. If you were wondering, I was on vacation!! Todd and I just got back from a lovely trip to Seattle. We ate a lot, drank more than our weight in coffee, and got to see a bunch of friends (old and new!). I wouldn’t have been able to post, even if I wanted to! I barely had time to sleep, we were so busy. It was awesome.

Now that we are back to reality, I thought it was time to hop back on the beauty bandwagon! Todd just got promoted at work, and I am so proud of him. Me? Well, I am just here for you guys. (:

I thought that I would just pop in with a quick review today. I will start working on some tutorials now that I am back, but I just wasn’t feeling up to it today! I am still trying to unpack and get settled back in.

Oh Mary-Lou. Mary-Lou, I love you. This lovely gift from BronzeandBlush has already became a summer favorite of mine. I received it in the mail the day before we left, and I have used it almost everyday since! I love using it as an eyeshadow and a highlighter. The golden champagne color is perfect for summer, and I feel like a goddess with it on.

I was a little skeptical at first, because I am so pale. I was very pleasantly surprised though. I think that this is really a universal highlight, especially for summer. I think this would be great if you are looking for a nice glow on your cheeks in the winter too actually.

Swatchy-swatch. This is not a highlight that has huge chunk of glitter. It is more of a honey colored shimmery sheen on the skin. If you are only into matte products, this product is definitely not for you. I find myself going without an eyeshadow primer when I swipe this on my eyes really quick. I am in love, there’s not much else to say!!

Mary-Lou retails for $24 USD, and you receive 0.3oz. That is a lovely $80/oz. I know that sounds crazy, but this stuff is so pigmented, it will last forever.

Pros:

Pigmented

Shimmery (no huge chunks of glitter here!)

Perfect for a luminous glow

Eyeshadow AND highlight in one

Long wear time

Mirror in compact (yiss)

Cute packaging

Cons:

Seems fragile

Transfers on my hooded lids if I packed it on too much (a little goes a long way)

Blushing Daisy Score: 10/10!!

It was user error with the transferring. I really love this highlighter/eyeshadow. I am so grateful that my dear friend gifted it to me! (: Thanks girl!

Yesterday I was gifted an overwhelmingly large amount of makeup (Thanks Bon!), and a big hunk of it was MAC. I only owned two eyeshadow singles beforehand, and I didn’t see the point of reviewing only two shades. I was actually planning on reviewing my MAC collection as a whole because of how small it was, but I have enough now to break it up into sections.

I like MAC’s eyeshadow, but I wasn’t wearing the two that I owned previously very often. You might be thinking why I neglect them, and, in all honesty, I neglect most of my eyeshadow! Since I received my Naked 3 palette for Christmas, I haven’t really been using much else. Well, it’s time to make a change!! My plan is to give my other shadows use alongside my beloved Naked 3!

No matter what brand eyeshadow, I will always use an eyeshadow primer. I switch back and forth between Too Faced Eyeshadow Insurance and Urban Decay Primer Potion. They both function on par with each other on my skin! For the swatches today, there is no primer though.

MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Jealousy Wakes

This is a dark shimmery forrest green. It applies smoothly and is very pigmented! I didn’t experience fallout while swatching this.

MAC Satin Eyeshadow in Melody

This eyeshadow is more light than Jealousy Wakes and appears to be matte. It looks a bit powdery, but I didn’t experience any fallout while swatching.

Left: Jealous Wakes | Right: Melody

Favorite of the two: Jealousy wakes. I prefer darker greens, but they can both be used together in the making of a green smokey eye!

MAC Frost Eyeshadow in Very Violet

This is a faintly shimmery purple. It’s not deep, but not too light. There was no fallout, and it is very pigmented.

MAC Matte Eyeshadow in Shock-A-Holic

I don’t understand. This eyeshadow is definitely not matte. You can see the glitter in the photo!! This one was harder to build up, and it did have a little bit of fallout. It’s a bit more deep of a purple compared to Very Violet.

Left: Very Violet | Right: Shock-A-Holic

My favorite of the two: Definitely Very Violet. Shock was hard to build up, and it still appears patchy in the photo. Shock was also not matte, but claims so on the package. I’m shocked! (pun intended)

MAC Satin Eyeshadow in Faux

How do I explain this color? It’s a reddish-taupe that leans slightly brown. It is matte, pigmented, and I didn’t see fallout.

MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Antiqued

This is a beautiful coppery-reddish brown. It’s shimmery, pigmented, and doesn’t fallout! I think the name is quite suiting.

MAC Matte Eyeshadow in Passionate

This is a pigmented matte pinky-red. I didn’t see any fallout. I have no idea how to integrate this color, but I am up for the challenge!

Left: Faux | Middle: Antiqued | Right: Passionate

Favorite of the three: Antiqued hands down. The color is so beautiful, and I am excited to use it with my Naked 3.

MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Knight Divine

This is a shimmery grayish-black. I love setting my pencil liners with this. It’s pigmented and there’s no fallout when using.

MAC Veluxe Pearl Eyeshadow in Bright Future

This is a shimmery yellow gold that leans more yellow. It’s pigmented and there is very minimal fallout. This is from the Style Warriors Collection, and I am assuming that it was LE (Limited Edition).

Left: Knight Divine | Right: Bright Future

Favorite of the two: Tied. They are too different to choose between!

Overall Favorite: Antiqued

Overall Least Favorite: Shock-A-Holic

Blushing Daisy Score: 9.5/10

Pigmented

Long lasting

Wide shade variety

Little to no fallout

Only two shades had minimal fallout: Shock-A-Holic and Bright Future

Only one patchy shade: Shock-A-Holic

Blend easily

$15 a pop

I like these overall, and would consider purchasing more in the future! Do you own any MAC shadows? How do you like them?

Ah, I have been waiting for this moment. I feel like all I have been doing is cranking out reviews! I need to get jumpstarted on some tutorials soon. I promise, that will be top priority once finals are over in two weeks (that, and cleaning my bedroom!). Anyway, I have been waiting for this moment because of how much I love this product.

I have used this bronzer [almost] everyday since Todd surprised me with it. 1. I didn’t know I was a bronzer girl, and 2. I didn’t know I would be in love with shimmer this much.

If you are solely interested in a matte bronzer, this is not for you! This bronzer is also geared toward light to medium skin tones.

This bronzer really gives me a luminous glow, and it definitely doesn’t have huge chunks of glitter. I would say that it is in between a sheen and light glitter. It is just all around adorable.

Just look at it!!

I swirl it all together [lightly-a little really goes a long way!] with a fan brush for an all over luminous glow- I think a kabuki would work better for this. OR I pick and choose which colors I want to use on different parts of my face. I love that it is a bronzer and highlighter all in one.

[Yes, there is smoothie on my lip; I have no shame! :D]

I actually applied this more heavily so it would show up in the photo more easily. It is gorgeous. I feel so dewey and fresh when I wear this bronzer!!

Here is my swatch from the haul post, you an see how nice it is on the right. It isn’t too orange like other bronzers.

This bronzer retails for a whopping $30 at Sephora. You receive 0.28 oz, so this bronzer is priced at about $107/oz. That’s steep, but with the amount of product you use at a time, this thing will last FOREVER. I will be in shock the day I hit pan.

Pros:

Luminous glow

Shimmer (if that’s your thing)

Highlighter/bronzer duo

Great packaging (including mirror)

A little goes a long way

Lasts ALL day with no primer

Cons:

Expensive (but worth it)

Shimmer (if that isn’t your thing!)

Blushing Daisy Score: 10/10

If you don’t like shimmer, then this really isn’t for you. If you only want a highlighter (with shimmer) I would suggest Too Faced Candlelight Glow. This highlighter contains the two lightest colors that are in Snow Bunny. I would want it, but I already own the colors in Snow Bunny. 😛

I think this bronzer is worth the price, and I would repurchase once I run out. This has become an HG product for me. It has since then made me want Too Faced Milk Chocolate Soleil for contouring, but NYX Taupe will have to do (whenever I get around to purchasing that!)